What is the Alabama Pathways Professional Development Lattice?
The Alabama Pathways Professional Development Lattice is a guide that provides early care and education professionals help with setting career advancement goals. Each individual can identify her/his current place on the Alabama Pathways Professional Development Lattice, as well as the progressive path to enhanced training and education within the field of early care and education.
The Alabama Pathways Professional Development Lattice reflects eight (8) levels of Training and Education to guide caregivers and teachers of children from birth through twelve (12) years on the path that promotes high quality care and education. The levels include training, credentials, certificates, and degrees in Child Development and Early Childhood Education with a focus on knowledge and skills specific to early care and education. The Alabama Pathways Professional Development Lattice includes Elementary Education to support caregivers and teachers of school-age children, beyond regular school hours, in advancing developmentally appropriate practices and promoting life long learning. The Training and Education Resources include agencies, organizations, and institutions that provide training and education specific to early childhood and school-age care.
